Accession No

E 1903.421


Description

Bow, one of two long bows, made of palm wood, each having one side rounded and the other ridged.


Place

Asia; Southeast Asia; Malaysia; Peninsular Malaysia; Perak


Period


Source

Ridgeway, William (Professor Sir)


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

E 1903.421; MAA: AR 1904.460


Cultural Affliation

Semang


Material

Palm Wood; ?Arto Carpus; ?Wild Bread Fruit


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Description (Physical description)
One of two long bows, one made of palm wood, each having one side rounded and the other ridged. The strands are made from jungle fibre probably from the Arto carpus (wild bread fruit)
Event Date 1903
Author: maa


Context (CMS Context)
The card has the following entry: " (Now getting rare)" Found: Semang; Collected by: Ridgeway.Professor
Event Date 5/3/1987
Author: maa


Context (Amendments / updates)
Previously noted as 'From the Negrito Tribe'. This term [alt. Negrities, Negritoes] is obsolete and was used to refer to people with perceived shared racial characteristics across various groups.

The Malay term 'Orang Asli' is used more commonly to refer to the indigenous people of the Malay peninsular

The term 'Semang' can be used to refer more broadly to people to groups such as Batek, Jahai, Maniq, Cheq Wong, Kintaq, Kensiw, though anthropologists tend to refer to Semang groups as Northern Aslian speakers, while the Lanoh people are Central Aslian speakers, though they shared many cultural characteristics with other Semang groups before they were re-settled in the late twentieth century in Perak State.

From notes and discussions with Alice Rudge on her visit to MAA 22/10/2018.
Event Date 25/10/2018
Author: ashleigh griffin


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